Game



E. M. CLARK 4 GAME Fileq May 9, 1924 'I UNIL [lI Patented Oct. 21, 1924.

, UNITED STATES EGAR GLARK,` orlisn-ooKLtzN, NEW YORK. sssIeNon ro KLSLNNKGUSN ooiiiiNY,

' 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION "er NEW YORK.

'GAML Be it kiifown that i, Elisir.. M. omini, a citizen of the United Stzt'te's, and a resiy'dent 'of New York, boronghoi' Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State oi New York, have invented "certain new and ii'sefnl v'Inpr'o'Veinets in Games, of which the fol- Iovying is a specifieatioii.

This'inventioii relates to games and partieuiriy to that 'class thereof wherein one or indre objects 'are removabify niounte'd to be kiioeked dorthbjz missiles projected therat. The objec't'oi in 'y iinproifeineits is to provide device 'or game of 'the Chan acter specified Whiohny be collapsed for pking i'd shipping and esiiy* erected Viiito usble Condition. Y @ther etr'es ,will appesi liter herein. o, A iniprovement's eoripri'se featrires i1- l'strtd in their preferred einbodiinent in tion, vhreinz; y

Figure 1 is frit'eltatioii ofniy improved gaine. Fi'g. 2 is Vertioiii section on 1i1e2; 2 of F ig. 1. Fig. -is a top pian View. Fig. 4 is 'si sectionalplan on' line ,41, 4 of Fig- 2; Fig. 5 is 'zi perspective detii of thy improvements. Figs. 1 and 2 tre t'o one seal-. Figs'. 3 arii 4 are to another seele ,bont'hif that the eztriier figiires.r Fig. FS is to lrge s'oi than ny of the other iignies.

For priibses'of illustration, have shown my improvements apjoiied to 2. bird gaine, itinere'in one or more images representing birds tre perehed ben a rail kgiinst bttokgiiid tirhioh inay be debiitt'ed to represent iai'idsepe, si'oh isk a forest sene. The birds ieierbly employed re, known atieles Voi cornieroe iid mfy be inde of 'elinloid 'and prferbiy hollow. IThey` are p'r'biided With 'at sriiil ci'aw r'einber, es?) to Bird 5', id with o. depending tail 6; Sztid birds sie adi'ptediis isst iiiuprighi pesition on rail 7 of front Wall 8, biit iny'be.

e'siiy displaced th'refroni bye. blow against nj'fpbrtion of the bird.

The devriee -'i"efertblyi k\"eoiiipris'es 'said front W511i 8 nc'bak tvaii 9, sind said beek faii be of qiil height with seid front "li litit of grter 4viiidth, so thzit vwhen the fibit isitlri edges 1G, 11, respeetirely, ie Broigiit together' tiidV s'iired; es' byV `27, through will s sie provided rue/tal isteiiefr's 12, 1Q, sl Beck iill is bowed ba'okwrdiy rel'tivly to said liront Wall. This throws the scene on the front face of the ba'ok Wall linto1perfsfeetiveiand provides 2t charnber between 'sifd W'iis.

For further intintai'ning said book itfii 9 in bowed relation to front iivli 8, sziid :'ro'nt Wall nitty bey provided Nifith Hap i?)4 ittt'ed to the upio'ei' edge of rnid-'op ningl therethrough. Sid 13, its shivvn iii the positions of Figs. 2 'sind 3, hs r'er onrifed edge 15 conforming t'o the Koiirve 'of rear will 9 when in bassissimoi "am the sin; portion' of Said Curved edge is previo-'ed ,with tongue 16 prjeieting Iertiirdiy tiire'rom for engagement with thel 'dgfs of siot through the iipper mid-portion oi btfck 9. If desired, 'an additional disteii'ding iein# vbei for the bowee back will may be 'mpkUd,` comprising double Hoor 18'7 19. Said fioorn'iernbers be' foiiiie'd iiitegi 7iiifi'th frontl Wli 8. Floor irienber 19 is r'tibnit'ed to the iir difi 20 f Wii 8', ild ther rear edges fof said nienibersl, 19 :ire artieniat'ed 21;' The rear edges o1 sid 'members 18, 195'2ire A'ouriuijdin approximate conformity with the Curve of bti'ed beek 9 and their line of artiouition is reitiveiy short. Floor member 18 extends foiitvrdiy 'andsu'pwardiy fronti line 21 and the forward edge of said member is jgr'oifidd with one or; more tongues, s 22, oi' endgeinent 4with Ithe edges of corresponding slots, es 23, through` frontkwail 8. There is thils `Lprovided a floor for the device ttdpted lto ifefiiufieiigih of edge 24. imdb@ secured iii-efeto by some eoiivenient means suciisjfeeih 26 fornied therefroin. Saidv shoe 7 i's 'also etici-ent for reducing the irietion of the bird' clivvs en seid ,edgefzt se dit said' birds may fall 'iedily when struck. y Belw edge 24,.,eii @fr more@ "eiiiii .if 1tiis @,ff said birds teijiolect Siti pr jti ting :the Qtiis,

lower edgeof which is adapted for releas- -abl'y supporting one or more images.

In a device of the character described the combination of a front` wall, a back wall, said back wall being or" greater width than said front wall, Vmeans for removably securing togethei` the lateral edges respectively of said walls whereby said back wall is bowed away from rsaid front wall, an openingthrough said front wall theloweredge of which vis adapted for releasably' supporting one or more images, andan anti-'friotion protecting shoe securedto said lower edge Yof the opening thro-ugh said front wall.

3. In a device of the character described the combination of a front wall, a back wall,

` said back wallbeing of greater width than said front wall, means for removably se- ',curing together the lateral edges respectively of saidV walls whereby said back wall isV bowed away from said front wall,an opening through'said front wall the lower edge .of which is adapted for releasably supporting one or more images, andV a second opening'through said front wall below said first o mentioned opening adapted for receiving therethrough a portion of'an image mount- 40.

ed von said lower edge of the first mentioned opening. v n

4. In a device of the character described the combination yoi' a front wall, a back' wall,

vsaid bach wall being of greater widtlithan said front wall, means t'or removably secur-l ing together Vthe lateral edges respectively ofv said walls whereby said back wall is bowed away from said front wall, an opening through said front wall. the lower edge vof which is adaptedrfor rreleasably supporting one or more images, and a flap articulated to the upper edge of saidopening and l having means on its free edge for interlocking with coacting means Von said back wall, the `free edge of said-ap having a contour corresponding with the curve of the back .wall when saidwall'is in bowed condition.`

.- 5. YIn a deviceof the` character described the combination of a front wall, a back wall,

said backV Wall beingof greater width than' said front wall, means for removably securingr, together lthe lateral edges respectively `of said wallsiwhereby said b aclrwall" is bowed awayfrom said frontfwall, anopen- `ing through. saidk front jwall vthelower edge Y or" which is adapted forl releasably supporting one or more images, a iiap articulated to the upper edge of said opening and'having means on its `free edge for interlocking with coacting means on vsaid back wall comprising a tongue on its free edge, and 'a slot in said back wall adapted for receiving said' tongue, the free edge of said flap having a contour corresponding with the curve of the back wall vwhen said wall is in bowed condition.

6. In a device of the character described the combination of a front wall, a-l back wall, said back wall being of greater width than said front wall, means for removably securing together the lateral edges respectively of said rwalls whereby said back wall isM bowed away from said front wall, an opening through said front wall the lower edge of which is adapted for releasably sup orting one or more images, a floor artiou ated to the lower edgeof said front wall, andmeans for maintaining said floor in operative relation to said walls, the rearedge of said floor being curved to correspond with the curve of said back wall when said wall is in bowed condition..Y

Y V7. In a device ofthe character described the combination of a front wall, a back wall, said back wall being ofl greater-width than said front wall, means for removably Vsecuring together the lateral kedges "respectively ot said walls wherebysaid back wall` is bowedaway from' said front wall,'an opening through said front Wall the lower edge of which is adaptedfor releasably supporting one orV morer images', a double floor one member ofrwhich is'articulated tortherlower edgeof said. front wall and the Vother tothe rear edge of said `first member,- andrmeans on the front edgeof said `other. member Afor interlocking with coacting means ,on said front wall, said two floor members at their krear edges being curved to; correspond with the curveloi". said back wall when said' wall is in bowed condition.

8. In a device of the character describedthe combination Y'of airont wall, a back Wall, said back wall being of greater width than said front Vwall, means for removably securing together the lateral edges respectively ofV said walls whereby said back wall is.`

bowed away fromrsaid front wall, an opening through said front wall the Vloweredge of whichis adaptedfor releasably supporting one Vor more images, an anti-friction protectingvshoesecured to` said lower edge of the opening through said front wall, aV

second opening through said front wall below vsaid-iirst mentioned opening adapted for receiving therethrough a portion of an image mounted on ysaid, lower edge of the first mentioned opening, and a flap articulated to the upper edge ofvsaid lfst mentioned opening having Ameans onvvits free edge Jfor interlocking with coacting means on said back well, the free edge of said flap having a contour corresponding with the curve of the beck wall'when said wall is in bowed condition.

0. In a device of the character described the combination of zi 'front wall, a, back well, seid beck wall being of greater width than said front well, means for removably securing together' the lateral edges respectively of said wells whereby said back wall is bowed away from said front well, an opening through seid front wall the lower edge of which is adapted 'for releasebly supporting one or more images, an anti-friction protecting shoe secured to seid lower edge of the opening through said front well, e secedge of seid first member, and means on theY front edge of said other member for interlocking with coacting means on' said front wall, said twoloor members at their rear edges being curved to correspond with the curve of said back wall when said well is in bowed condition.

In witness whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 5 day of May, 1924.

n EDGAR M. CLARK. 

